Rouleaux, New Book of Toilet Paper Roll Dioramas by Anastassia Elias
Paris-based artist Anastassia Elias has assembled 67 examples of her delightfully intricate toilet paper roll dioramas in her new book, Rouleaux. We previously wrote about…
Fundraising Party for Noisebridge in San Francisco
“_____ the Bridge,” a fundraising party for the Noisebridge hackerspace, takes place at the group’s headquarters in San Francisco on August 10, 2013. The party…
Man’s Wallet Lost in Ocean Returned To Him 24 Years Later
Recently, Georgia resident Burton Maugans received a most unexpected phone call from a man who had found Maugan’s wallet—a wallet he had lost in the…
LEGO Architecture Series
The LEGO Architecture series lets architecture fiends build models of their favorite buildings with a special line of monochromatic LEGO bricks. Kits for a variety…
Early Footage Shows a Ride On the New York City Subway (1905)
This 1905 film recorded aboard a subway train in New York City shows one of the first routes of the city’s subway just a year…
Warhol Museum Installs Webcam at Andy Warhol’s Grave
Andy Warhol would have turned 85 today, and to mark the occasion, the Andy Warhol Museum has installed a webcam at his grave site for…
Nightvision, Stunning Time-Lapses of European Architectural Landmarks
The short film “Nightvision” showcases European architectural landmarks through a series of motion control time-lapses. The film’s creator, Luke Shepard, visited 36 cities and shot…
Vaavud, A Smartphone Wind Meter
Vaavud is a clever Danish-designed wind meter that lets you measure wind speed with your mobile device. Vaavud mounts to the device’s headphone jack and…
Time-Lapse of Aircraft Taking Off and Landing at San Francisco International Airport
This short time-lapse shows the flight patterns of aircraft taking off and landing at San Francisco International Airport. The time-lapse was created by craigiest. via…
Blogger Translates Westerner’s Chinese Character Tattoos To Reveal Unintended Meanings
“Serious error; gross mistake” In the blog Hanzi Smatter, Chinese American blogger Tian Tang translates Western tattoos that are composed of Chinese characters, revealing their…